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Lexicon :: Strong's G2258 - ēn

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ἦν
Transliteration
ēn (Key)
Pronunciation
ane
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Imperfect of εἰμί (G1510)
Strong’s Definitions

ἦν ēn, ane; imperfect of G1510; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):—+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 457x

The KJV translates Strong's G2258 in the following manner: was (267x), were (115x), had been (12x), had (11x), taught (with G1321) (4x), stood (with G2476) (4x), miscellaneous (42x), variations of 'was' (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 457x
The KJV translates Strong's G2258 in the following manner: was (267x), were (115x), had been (12x), had (11x), taught (with G1321) (4x), stood (with G2476) (4x), miscellaneous (42x), variations of 'was' (1x).
  1. I was, etc.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἦν ēn, ane; imperfect of G1510; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):—+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
STRONGS G2258:
† For 2258 see Strong's entry G1510.

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2258 matches the Greek ἦν (ēn),
which occurs 79 times in 76 verses in 'Act' in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Act 1:10–Act 13:46)

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:10 - And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:13 - And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:14 - All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:15 - In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120) and said,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:17 - For he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:1 - When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:2 - And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:5 - Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:24 - God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:42 - And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:44 - And all who believed were together and had all things in common.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:10 - and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:3 - And they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:6 - with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:13 - Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:22 - For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:31 - And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:32 - Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:33 - And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:12 - Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon’s Portico.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:9 - “And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:20 - At this time Moses was born; and he was beautiful in God’s sight. And he was brought up for three months in his father’s house,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:22 - And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:44 - “Our fathers had the tent of witness in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses directed him to make it, according to the pattern that he had seen.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:1 - And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:13 - Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles[fn] performed, he was amazed.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:16 - for he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:27 - And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:28 - and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:32 - Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this:
“Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter
and like a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he opens not his mouth.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:9 - And for three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:10 - Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:28 - So he went in and out among them at Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:33 - There he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, who was paralyzed.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:36 - Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas.[fn] She was full of good works and acts of charity.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:1 - At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:24 - And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:38 - how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:20 - But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists[fn] also, preaching the Lord Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:21 - And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:24 - for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:3 - and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:5 - So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:6 - Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:12 - When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:18 - Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:20 - Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and having persuaded Blastus, the king’s chamberlain,[fn] they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:1 - Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,[fn] Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:7 - He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:46 - And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.

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